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LOT 3084
Anastasius I AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Struck AD 512-517. Constantinople mint. 5th officina.
D N ANASTA-SIVS P P AV, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / Large M, cross above; stars flanking; Є below, CON in exergue. DOC 23i; MIBE 27; SB 19. Very Fine.(14.52gr, 35mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Maurice Tiberius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 8 (AD 589/90). Constantinople mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
∂ N ᙏAVRIC τIbЄR P P AV, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger with right hand, shield on left shoulder / Large M; cross above; ANNO ς II (date) across field; A below, CON in exergue. DOC 31a; MIBE 67D; SB 494. 12.22gr, 33mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Justin and Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 8 (572/3). Cyzicus mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
∂ N IVSTIN-ΝS P PS AV, nimbate figures of Justin, holding globus cruciger, and Sophia, holding cruciform sceptre, seated facing on double throne; cross above / Large M; cross above; A N N O ςII (date) across field; A below, KYZ in exergue. DOC 121a; MIBE 50c; SB 372. 11.96gr, 31mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Tiberius III (Apsimar) AE 40 Nummi of Follis. Dated RY 1(?) (AD 698/9). Constantinople mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
[...]τIBЄPI-ЧS P AV, crowned and cuirassed facing bust, holding transverse spear and shield / Large M, cross above; [A] N N O I(?) (date) across field; Γ below, CON in exergue. Cf. DOC 8c; cf. MIB 73; SB 1366. 4.56gr, 23mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Overstruck on uncertain type.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group. Property of a Middlesex, UK, antiquarian.
